Africa Data Centres uses strategic investment from US International Development Finance Corporation to expand operations
Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has drawn down the first tranche of USD 83 million out of the USD 300 million strategic investment from the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) approved in 2021. This initial tranche is being applied towards expanding ADC’s data centres in South […]
Africa Data Centres expands South African footprint with new 20MW facility in Cape Town
Expansion of facility up to 20MW Second building in Cape Town, completion expected in 2023 Africa Data Centres, part of the Cassava Technologies Group, a pan-African technology group, is pleased to announce building a second data centre in Cape Town, South Africa. The new 20MW facility will cover 15,000 square meters in eight data halls […]
Africa Data Centres continues expansion into West Africa, with Ghana acquisition
Facility of up to 30 MWLargest West African operator, adding Ghana to the existing Nigeria and Togo data centres Africa Data Centres, part of the Cassava Technologies Group, a pan-African technology group, is pleased to announce that it is building a 30MW data centre facility in Accra, Ghana. The new facility will lay the groundwork […]
Africa Data Centres named BoICT’s Carrier Neutral Data Centre of the Year
Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has been named ‘Carrier Neutral Data Centre of the Year’ at this year’s Beacon of Information and Communication Technology (BoICT) awards. In its 13th year, the BoICT awards and corresponding lecture series explored the ‘Impact of Blockchain Technology in a Digitalised Nigeria’ and […]
Cassava Technologies appoints Tesh Durvasula as CEO for Africa Data Centres
Cassava Technologies is proud to announce that it has appointed Tesh Durvasula as the new Chief Executive Officer of Africa Data Centres (ADC) effective 7 February 2022. He will be responsible for driving growth, innovation and strategy of Cassava Technologies’ data centres to meet Africa’s accelerating demand for data and digital infrastructure. Durvasula is an […]
Africa Data Centres unveils new 10MW data centre in Lagos
Africa Data Centres, the largest network of interconnected, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre facilities on the continent, is pleased to announce that it has officially opened its new 10MW data centre facility in Lagos, Nigeria. The new facility, the company says, will pave the way for Africa Data Centres hyperscale customers to deploy digitisation solutions […]
Econet Group announces launch of Cassava Technologies
Unique, pan-African technology leader, well-positioned to propel Africa into its economic future Built from the strong performance and track record of Econet Group Privately held African telecommunications group, Econet, today announced the launch of Cassava Technologies, which brings together Econet’s digital services and digital infrastructure product segments, encompassing fibre broadband networks, data centres, and renewable […]
Africa Data Centres wins 3 awards at the 6th Africa Digital Economy Event in Ghana
Africa Data Centres, the only truly pan-African operator of large-scale, vendor- and carrier-neutral data centres, has won three awards at the prestigious Africa Digital Economy Awards (ADEA). Africa Data Centres not only walked away with the Innovative Data Centre Provider of the Year award, but Stephane Duproz won Data Centre CEO of the Year 2021 […]
Zadara, Unitellas extend edge cloud capability at Africa Data Centres’ Lagos facility
Expansion into West Africa builds on South African implementation Zadara, the recognised leader in edge cloud services, has extended its African footprint by bringing its global federated edge service to Africa Data Centres’ new facility in Lagos, Nigeria. “With the African data centre market expected to experience a CAGR of 15% over the coming years, […]
Africa Data Centres’ Kenya facility awarded global environmental and safety certifications
Part of the largest, interconnected, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre network on the continent, Africa Data Centres’ facility in Kenya is the first in the region to receive both ISO14001 and ISO45001 certifications. Kenya’s leading data centre, operated in Nairobi by Africa Data Centres, has become the first in the region to obtain ISO14001 and […]
